The Routledge companion to the suburbs

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The Routledge companion to the suburbs

edited by Bernadette Hanlon and Thomas J. Vicino

(Routledge companions)

Routledge, 2019

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The Routledge Companion to the Suburbs provides one of the most comprehensive examinations available to date of the suburbs around the world. International in scope and interdisciplinary in nature, this volume will serve as the definitive reference for scholars and students of the suburbs. This volume brings together the leading scholars of the suburbs researching in different parts of the world to better understand how and why suburbs and their communities grow, decline, and regenerate. The volume sets out four goals: 1) to provide a synthesis and critical appraisal of the historical and current state of understanding about the development of suburbs in the world; 2) to provide a forum for a comprehensive examination into the conceptual, theoretical, spatial, and empirical discontents of suburbanization; 3) to engage in a scholarly conversation about the transformation of suburbs that is interdisciplinary in nature and bridges the divide between the Global North and the Global South; and 4) to reflect on the implications of the socioeconomic, cultural, and political transformations of the suburbs for policymakers and planners. The Routledge Companion to the Suburbs is composed of original, scholarly contributions from the leading scholars of the study of how and why suburbs grow, decline, and transform. Special attention is paid to the global nature of suburbanization and its regional variations, with a focus on comparative analysis of suburbs through regions across the world in the Global North and the Global South. Articulated in a common voice, the volume is integrated by the very nature of the concept of a suburb as the unit of analysis, offering multidisciplinary perspectives from the fields of economics, geography, planning, political science, sociology, and urban studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Suburban Definitions and Descriptions Part II: Global Perspectives on the Suburbs Part III: Diversity, Exclusion, and Poverty in the Suburbs Part IV: Planning, Public Policy, and Reshaping the Suburbs Part V: Conclusion and Future Prospects Index

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  • NCID
    BB26987403
  • ISBN
    • 9781138290235
  • LCCN
    2018018777
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 356 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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